Get over it

I was listening to the radio the other day and I heard a song that caught my attention. The song was “Get Over It,” by the Eagles. It expresses the frustration many of us feel on a daily basis. The song says what many of us would like to say to those we encounter each day, whether in person, on the television, or over the internet, who find it necessary to whine about all the little things that aren’t fair in life. These whiners must think that they are the only ones who have suffered hardships and therefore should be given extra concessions in life. So I decided to search Youtube and see if I could find a video performance of the song. Score! You have to love the Internet. I watched the performance and in the introduction Don Henley says, “This is our anti-politically correct song.” I think I like the song better already.

It seems everywhere you go these days you are expected to be politically correct. Sometimes that can get a little old. Some people might find it shocking, but I think most responsible people would find it refreshingly amusing. Just listening to someone else state exactly how we often feel is somewhat liberating and for me, the lyrics in the song brought a smile to my face. This is how the lyrics begin:

I turn on the tube and what do I see?
A whole lotta people cryin’ don’t blame me
They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else
Spend all their time feelin sorry for themselves
Victim of this, victim of that
Your momma’s too thin; your daddy’s too fat
Get over it

As Don Henley says at the beginning of the video, “That’s what you get for watching daytime television,” referring to all the daytime talk shows with people crying about their problems. Some of these shows really stretch the definition of “talk television.” Is it helpful? Is it entertainment? Whatever you call it, it really chafes my nether region.

After watching a few hours of daytime television, many of us would find ourselves feeling what the lyrics say, “I’d like to find your inner child and kick its little [can], Get over it!”